Sutra 27

Devanagari script

सीसरूपं सुवर्णपत्त्रेणावलिप्तमभ्यन्तरमष्टकेन बद्धं गाढपेटकः ॥ कZ_०२.१४.२७ ॥

Transliteration

sīsarūpaṃ suvarṇapattreṇāvaliptam abhyantaram aṣṭakena baddhaṃ gāḍhapeṭakaḥ

Translation

‘کس کر بند ڈبہ’ وہ ہے جس میں سیسے جیسی شکل پر سونے کے ورق کی تہہ چڑھی ہو اور اندرونی حصہ اَشٹک (آٹھ کونوں/آٹھ حصوں) کی بندش سے کسا ہوا ہو۔

Word by Word

• सीसरूपम्: having the appearance/form of lead
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीस (सीसा) + रूप
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘सीसस्य रूपम्’ / ‘सीस-रूपम्’ = lead-like form/appearance

• सुवर्णपत्त्रेण: with a gold leaf/foil
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण + पत्त्र
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया; instrument ‘with/by a gold leaf/foil’

• अवलिप्तम्: coated / plated
• Type: Participle
• Root: लिप् (लेपने)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘smeared/plastered/coated’

• अभ्यन्तरम्: inside; internally
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: अभ्यन्तर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘inner/inside (part)’

• अष्टकेन: with an ‘aṣṭaka’ (a standard piece/fastener/plug)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया; instrument ‘with an aṣṭaka’ (a specific piece/weight/fastening element)

• बद्धम्: bound; fastened
• Type: Participle
• Root: बन्ध् (बन्धने)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘bound/fastened’

• गाढपेटकः: a tightly sealed box/casket
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाढ + पेटक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; ‘a tightly-closed/firm casket/box’

Entities Mentioned

• lead core
• gold leaf
• binding/fastener
• sealed box

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FAQs

What fraud pattern is described?

A dense base metal core (lead) is made to pass as gold by gold-leaf coating, then hidden within secure-looking packaging.

What is the administrative lesson?

Do not treat sealed packaging as proof of purity; require material verification beyond outward appearance.